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Format to All Katrina

Last week, as Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans and cut off electricity, battery-operated radios served as the only source of information for thousands of stranded people.

Yet as most of the city's broadcast outlets were temporarily silenced by technical problems or the decision to send staffers to safety, WWL-AM, a conservative talk-show format, was the only local radio station able to report on the havoc in New Orleans,...